Main Street worries about sequester cuts, as Washington moves on

Internal medicine resident Amanda Staples listens to patient Kimberly Gasperini, of Canaan, Conn., as she treats her bee sting at Community Health Programs in Great Barrington. (Berkshire Eagle)

Main Street worries about sequester cuts as D.C. moves on

The nation's capital is moving along to other topics, but back on Main Street, communities are just beginning to worry about the sequester.There is no apparent clear path to undoing the $85 billion in spending cuts. Pundits are saying the sequester's threats now seem "overblown," while the spending cuts could have a "silver lining" for future negotiations or may even "help economic recovery over time."But the view from the local level is much different.As federal agencies have begun explaining exactly ...

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